The Croatian market is taking a hit in 2010 at -25% over 2009, but the Opel Astra is undisturbed in the first spot at 6.2% of the market. Only 13th in 2009, the VW Polo storms into the podium in 2nd at 5.3%, ahead of the Opel Corsa, 3rd at…
Poland is the biggest Eastern-European market after Russia and it grows by 12% in September with 27,906 registrations, but is -3% over 9 months 2010 at 234,046 sales. 1-2 for Skoda in Poland with the Octavia leader at 5.3% ahead of the the Fabia at 4.2%. Then 3 German compact…
The economic crisis hitting Greece impacted on car sales: at 7,803 in October they drop 36% over 2009, which was already -41% over 2008. The year-to-date figures are at -32%. Traditionally dominated by compact cars (Golf, Astra, Auris), this year the Greek market is led by minis: with 5.2% market…
It's a very weak month for car sales in Spain at 61,366 units, a drop of 38% compared to October 2009. The year-to-date figure is however still ahead of 2009 by 9% at 848,555 registrations. The best performer this month is the Dacia Duster. Doing even better than in France,…
Steep drop for the Italian market in October: it is 28% below Oct 09 at 140,944 sales. The year-to-date score is 1,692,472 registrations, -8% over 2009. The Fiat Punto still leads the way at 7.3% vs 7% in September, ahead of the Fiat Panda at 6.6%. The Punto sales include…
This year the German market is taking a hit due to the phasing out of the scrappage scheme. September is at -18% vs. 09 (259,748 sales) and the market is at -27% over the first 9 months of the year. No surprise, the VW Golf leads the pack, as it…
In September, the European market is down 9% on 2009, due to the decline of its main markets: Germany, UK, France and Italy all slowed down this month. With the UK the top market this month due to the bi-annual registration change, all models that sold well in the UK…
The Turkish market has become very unstable in the last couple of months as far as the models ranking is concerned. #1 in 2009 but slowing down in the last few months, the Hyundai Accent Era is back on top in August with 5.7% market share, ahead of the Toyota…
The launch of a scrappage scheme in Russia has boosted the market: +55% in September 2010! The scheme has affected the model rankings greatly, benefitting the cheaper models. The 30-year old Lada 2105/2107 is leading, and after reaching no less than 10% of the market in the last few months,…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales figures in Macedonia are very rarely made available, so if you happen to have more recent data please make sure to get in touch. In 2007, Chevrolet lead the sales in Macedonia and the Chevrolet…
-7% for the French car market in September 2010, which given the phasing out of the scrappage incentive scheme is actually not too bad. The year-to-date numbers are still up by 3%. The Renault Clio is #1 this month for the 3rd time this year after January and April with…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Hungary have been laminated by the economic crisis: down 60% on 2008 to 61,143 registrations... This context completely reshuffles the models ranking: for only the second time in 10 years after 2003,…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * To counter the financial crisis, a cash-for-clunkers scheme was put in place in Germany this year, benefitting mainly small and affordable cars. As a result, the market is up 23% to…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This year European car sales were dominated by an unassailable duo: the VW Golf, boosted by the launch of its 6th generation, and the Ford Fiesta, also completely revamped in late 2008. These two models…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 Station Wagons by clicking on the title! * Poland has managed to go through the financial crisis relatively unscathed, with car sales down just 2% this year to 336,618 registrations. Big change at the top of the models ranking:…